News stand structure



Aug. 4, 1931, BY NE ET AL 1,817,062

NEWS STAND STRUCTURE Filed May 28, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet, l

Aug. 4, 1931. w. J. BYRNES ET AL NEWS STAND STRUCTURE Filed May 28, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 EJ/el 42 a7 5% ym M M /m/? wa phi the aapers in place in the n inent,

Patented Aug. 4, 1931 warren STATES PATENT OFFiCE WILLIAM J. EYRNES, OF HUBBARD WGODS, RICHARD A. BYRNES, OF CHICAGO, AND

CLYDE J. SAUNDERS, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS; SAID SAUNDERS ASSIGNOR TO SAID WIL- LIAM J. BYRNES AND SAID RICHARD A. BYRNES.

NEWS STAND STRUCTURE Application filed May 28,

Our invention relates to a news stand structure which has to do especially with a structure of this character and may be readily installed on street corners and in other places where ground space must be conserved, and which is adapted for the storage and sale of newspapers, magazines, confections, and the like.

One of the objects of our invention is to provide a novel, compact and light weight structure of the foregoing character which is exceedingly simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, strong and durable and which is capable of being moved bodily from place to place it, and as, the circumstances require it.

Another object is to provide a news stand structure which is adapted to carry advertising, descriptive, and other similar, matter in a highly conspicuous manner for the information of the purchaser, as well as the public generally, the arrangement being such that various forms of advertising and descriptive matter may be substituted from time to time if that is found desirable. Thus.v our invention may greatly increase the income of the stand owner by keeping the public fully informed as to the merchandise for sale and by renting advertising space on the stand.

It is well known that the attendants of news stands which may be stationed on street corners, and other similarly exposed places, suffer great discomfort from the weather (rain, snow, wind, etc.) and at times considerable loss is experienced by the papers, etc., getting wet from rain or snow and by the papers being blown about by strong winds. A further object of our invention is to provide an adjustable stand structure which is adapted to protect both the contents of the stand and its attendant "from all kinds of weather, such structure also being adapted to overcome all other objectionable features of prior stands of this character.

Still another object is to provide adjust able weight means for securely anchoring compart- *eh means not intert ring with the more? the papers when ready 1928. Serial No. 281,298.

made. The weight means which we employ is also adapted to receive and hold the money received in the sale of the papers.

A further object is to provide a stand requiring only a very small ground supporting surface and which has merchandise-dispensing and storage compartments arranged to support a large quantity of papers, magazines, etc. We also provide adjustable means for increasing the size of the merchandisc-dispensing compartment including extensible side, top and bottom walls, certain of said walls being so arranged that they may be folded to close the stand compartments.

Other objects and advantages have to do with various novel details and arrangements of parts, including the forming of the various parts "from sheet metal, the manner of supporting certain of the adjustable walls for sliding and swinging movements, the manner of supporting and anchoring the top structure to the side walls, the manner of anchoring the stand as a whole to a supporting part, and the manner of arranging the various wall parts to provide a compact structure, all of which contribute to the ofliciency, durability and cheapness of our structure as well as the accomplishing of the objects mentioned herein above.

Additional objects and advantages will become apparentas this description progresses, and by reference to the drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of stand structure embodying our invention and showing the compartments of the same closed;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the stand of Fig. 1 and showing the same with its compartments open;

Fig. 3 is a separated perspective view of one of the adjustable side walls of the stand;

Fig. t is an enlarged transverse vertical section of the stand with the parts shown in substantially the same position as they appear in Fig. 2; I

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken substantially on line t o or F e'wf of the tially on line -10 10-of Fig. 8 and showingthe manner of supporting the advertising, etc., matter.

We preferably form our stand from. sheet metal, but it is to be understood that other materials may be used, if found desirable, without departing from our invent-ion. In

the form which we have chosen to illustrate ourinventiomwe employ an outer'rectangir larly-shaped shell structure formed from a single sheet ofmetzal to provide side walls 10 and'backwall 1'1. The bottomedges of these walls are turned outwardly to provide hori- -zontalrbottom flanges 10 and 11 which are adapted to be secured to a suitable support for anchoring the stand in place. The support (not-shown) may be a street or sidewalk surface, ,or may be a supporting standard lO-f some'suitable form which is, in turn anchoredto thestreet or side-walk surface. The

lower vertical edges of the walls 10 and 11 support a raised bot-tom 12 (Figs. 2, 4 and 7 having a rear depending flange 12 secured to the rear Wall 11 and side depending flanges 12 secured to the side walls 10. r This bottom is-also provided with a downwardly extending front flange 152. (Fig. 2) having its lower edge extended outwardly at substantially right angles to provide a horizontal flange 12 similar to the wallsupportingflanges 10 and 11 and which serves a purpose similar to that of the latter mentioned flanges.

- The upper front edge surface of the side walls 11 is flanged inwardly as at 13 (Fig. l) and an upper front wall surface 14 is attachet. to these flanges 13 in any suitablemanner to provide a permanently closed topshell part. Theuppcr edges ofthe front,;side and rear walls are flangedoutwardly as at 15 and then vertically upward at 15 to provide a support for the top lG-overhanging the side, front and rear walls. More particularly, the top, preferably, takes a polygonal and upwardly tapering shape with each of its sections 16flofsubstahti-ally if-shape and having an angular disposed flange 1'6 fitting over ed into upper and lower compartments 1? and 17. The upper compartment 17 prefer- .ably contains a supply of articles for imme- J. I 121C sided hinge element. A rod 25 is by f ll-9816.? walls with shelves 19 and-20, and it is adapted to be closed at its front by a swingably and horizontally adjustable front wall or cover 21 when'thestand is not in use. Adjustable side walls 22 are also associated with the upper compartment '17 for extending its sides'to protect the contents of the standand the attendant from the weather when necessary. More specifically, the upper compartment is provided with inner side walls 23 parallel with but spaced from the outer sideor shell walls 10 to provide therebetween a space adapted :to slidingly receive the adjustable slide wall 22 permitting such wall to be moved outwardly beyond the front edges the adj a cent walls to varying extents as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4. The bottom edges of the inner side walls 23 may be secured to the'paritition member 18 in any desired manner, and its upper edge,.adjacent the lower edge of the front wall 1 1, is turned outwardly then upwardly and then inwardly to form a slidegroove 24L which is of a depth substantially equal to the width of the space between the inner a nd outer Walls 10 and 23thus serving as .a means for spacing these walls apart. This grooved surface may be secured to the outer wall 11 many-desired manner.

The adjustable front wall 21 or cover is arranged for hinging movements whenv in one position and for sliding movement the grooves 24 when it is opened and movedpto a substantially horizontal position about its supporting hinge. 'More parirly the cover 21 has its upper end intei mediate its side edges curved downwardly i ward'ly as 21 to provide a cpenortecl with the forward :and this rod is Grin line moved to a substantially horizontal position about the hinge rod 25, it may then be-slid inwardly away from the rod 25 (the open side of the wall hinge'element.21 permitting this) with its side edges riding in said inner wall grooves (Figs. 2 and 7). Also, when this cover is to be moved to its closed position, it may be slid bodily outward to en gage the rod .25 and cover hinge element 21, mo

open position, and before it as above described, and it may then be swung downwardly to its closed position (Fig. 1). The cover, in its horizontal position serves as an adjustable top compartment wall which projects forwardly to shelter the contents of the compartment 16, as well as the attendant standing therebencath from the sun, rain, etc.

The compartment shelves 19 and :20 are supported by the inner compartment walls 23 as follows: Vertically spacer inwardly projecting flanges 26 are struck out from the inner walls 23 providing aligned horizontal supports for the shelves as is obvious from Figs. 4 and 8. The shelves at their rear cerners have downwardly projecting extensions or lugs 27 which are adapted to extend downward behind the shelf supports 26, when the shelves are in position, to prevent horizontal displacement of the shelves when articles are removed therefrom. This arrangement also permits ready removal of the shelves by first moving the same vertically to disengage the projections 27. In the drawings T have shown the upper shelf 19 of les .1 depth than the lower one for more convcn iently displaying the articles carried thereby, but I do not desire to be limited to this particular arrangement since it is obvious that the sizes of the shelves, as well other of the parts of the stand, may be varied without departing from our invention.

We find that it is highly desirable that the extensible side walls 22 be anchored in such a way that they may not be remover. entirely by outward sliding movement and so that they will not bind during their sliding movements. To this end, we utilize the openings 28 formed in the inner compartment walls 23 when the shelf supports 26 a e struck therefrom. Spaced tongues 29 are struck from the inner wall surface of the extensible side walls 22 at such a point that they will extend into and ride freely through the openings 28. In this manner, it is obvious that the extensible walls 22 are guidingly supported for free sliding movement without tipping, such as would cause binding and, at the me time, definite stops are provided for ll'llutlllg' (Bil? outward sliding move,- ment. The e. lcnsible s' walls are each prowith inturned flaps or handles 30 which may be readily grasped for extending the walls 2:2 and for moving the same inwardly.

WVe also desireto use the upper part of the stand above the compartmen 1D for sterae'e purposes, whenever that is iound neces. or desirable. To this end, we mount a shelf 31 immediately above the compartment 16. The opposite ends of this shelf 31 are, preferably, supported by the upper surfaces of the inner side wall groove portions 24. Thus, when the cover 21 is swung '72. :(115 to an slid inwardly to the position shown in Fig. 4, articles may be placed upon or removed from the shelf 31. The bottom compartment 17 is adapted to be closed by a separate cover 32 which is adjustably mounted similarly to the cover 21.. To provide for this, we mount a channelguide support 33 upon the opposite side walls 11 immediately beneath the partition 18, providing grooved surfaces similarly to the upper groove surfaces 2- in the upper compartn'icnt it. A hinge rod is mounted at the front or open edge of the guide grooves 3 and this rod is adapted to be embraced by an upper curved end hinge portion 35 of the cover 32 similarly to the cover 21, so that when the cover 32 is swung upwardly to a substantially horizontal position it may be moved inwardly to disengage the same from the hinge rod and to engage its side e "es with the guide grooves 33. Conversely, when this cover is slid outwardly the rod 3i will again be engaged and the cover may be svnmg downwardly to its closed position 1). The channel support 33 obviously will hold the lower cover 32 in various horizontal positions, and it may thus serve an extension for the partition member 18, giving a larger surface for supporting additi nal papers, magazines, etc. This cover may well be used for the purpose just described during rush hours when a large number of the same or different kinds of papers may be handled.

We have found it very convenient to carry the newspapers in the bottom part of the compartment 17 upon the partition member 18 and to carry magazines, confections, etc, upon the shelves 19 and 20. in some instances, it may be desirable to anchor the papers (such as indicated at A in Fig. 2) firmly in place. To accomplish. this. we provide adjustable weights 36 supported by horizontal arms 37 having a vertical extension 38 swingingly and reciprocatably supported by spaced bearing straps 39 strucl: out from the inner compartment wall 221 (Fig. This arrangement permits the weight member 36 to press downward y upon the papers, at the same time permitt 1g such member to be raised and swung away from the papers for the addit of papers to the stack A or the removal oi: the stack t elf. For the further convenience of the attendant, the weights 236 are cup-shaped so as to receive and hold money received in the making of. sales. This greatly facilitates the work of ntduring rush hours.

i. of cours Y when the n. is not in we and at which times it is red to close and lock the same without rearranging or otherwise disturbing the contents thereof. To this end, we provide a locking tongue 10 which has its inner end fastened as at 40 to the partition member 18 with its forward end projecting through a slot 40 in the front ed 'e flange 18 of the i As ndicatedin 1-, a' lock 42 may then be inserted in the o-peiringe in the projecting vided with a==slot 45 which receives the pro-.

jectingv end ofthetongue ll to which the lock lfizisattached in'the manner indicated Fig, 1; l

Our stand, when installed on a street corncr; obviously will be very conspicuous. Therefore, to increase the income of the stand owner to a considerable extent, we so arrange our stand tha-tit may carry advertising matter onall sides (and the top if found desirable), the spaces for such advertising matter being rented-to those who wishto advertise. The front surfaces'of the compartment covers may have advertising or the descriptive matter-permanently placed thereon, such matter being observable only when the: covers are closed. This may also (but not necessarily so) betrue of the front-wall surface 14 and the top surfaces 15. However, we preferably so arrange certain of the wall surfacesthatadvertising cards, panels, and the like, may be mounted-thereon in such a way that new advertising matter may be substitutedand displayed fromtime to time. In the drawings, wehave shown such an a-rrangementapplied to the side wall surfaces only (Fig 9), but it is to be understood that it may be-equally well applied tothe back wall surface 11 and the stationary front wall surface 1 Inv carrying. outthis fea ture of our invention, we provide at, the desired points along the side walls pairs of spaced ch'annel'members 47 which are secured to the side wall surface in any desired manner (Fig. 9). faces of these members47 are directed toward each other so as to slidingly receive and retain advertising cards or panels 48. The same form of guide-supporting members may be mountedon the back wall 11 It'will be obvious that with thisarrangement new cards or panelslS may be substituted from time to time bearing the-sa-meor different subject matter. One or moreof these spaces may be rented to an advertise-1*,thns providing a very substantial income from this standpoint. Some of the matter contained on the outer part of the stand may be advertising and descriptive matter relating to the goods sold at the stand, while the-other matter relates to miscellaneous ods lie-liens fliatthe, manner of se ting up I cover is moved-ito its closed position.

The'open channel sur-' and operating our-stand will be obviousfrom are soassociated with each other thatthe stand as-a whole may be constructedvery cheaply, at the same time provldlng-a stand which is exceedingly strong and durable.

The structure as. a whole isvery compact,'at the same time providing for the storage and dispensing of alarge number ofarticles of the same or different kinds. The articlescontained therein are at all times protected from the weather, the means alfordingsuchaprotection being capable of rapid and easy adjustmcnt asthe conditions require.

Itiis to be understood that while we have shown only one form of structure embodying our invention, various changes in details and the arrangements of parts thereof may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention-as defined bylthe claims which follow.

We claim:

1. Ina news stand, means-including spaced side walls for forming acompartment'with an opening at its front, a cover member for said opening, means, for supporting said cover member so thatit is movable to horizontal and verticalpositionsand adapting said cover member: to close said front opening in its vertical positionsand to serve as an adjustable top coveringinits horizontal position, and members securely interlocked with and slidingly supported by saidside wallsso as to be extensible to'e Xtend the side edges. of said opening and serving with said cover. to provide a: weathenprotected extension for said compartment.

2. In anews stand, means-forming a compartment with an opening at itsfront, a cover for said opening which is, swingable in one position to close said opening and is slidable in another position along the upper edge of said opening toward andfrom its'swingable position and including a supported position whereinit extends out beyond said opening to shelter the same, and means for variably 7 extending the side walls of-said compartment forwardly.

3. In a new stand, means includingv side wall elements-for forming a compartment with an opening at its :front, a cover for said opening, means for swingably supporting said cover inone position, means for slidably supporting said cover: in. another position wherein it extends horizontally above and beyond said opening to shieldzsaid; opening at the top, one of saldzelements at eachaside being extensible to shieidsaidopening at the means being disengageable when the cover is swung upwardly thereabout to an approximately horizontal position, means for slidingly receiving the cover when it is moved to said approximately horizontal position, said cover being greater in length than the depth of said compartment so that it will in all horizontally-supported positions afford a substantial shelter above and beyond said opening.

5. In a structure of the character described, a plurality of walls forming a compartment open at its front, another wall-adjustable along the top of said compartment and down in front of and over said opening, and side walls which are slidably connected at a plurality of points to the respective sides of said compartment for free adjustment of said wall inwardly and outwardly along the sides of said compartment.

6. In a structure of the character described, a plurality of walls forming a compartment open at its front, another wall adjuseable along the top of said compartment and down in front of and over said opening, side walls which are 'slidably adjustable inwardly and outwardly along the sides ofsaid compartment, and a bottom having a wall associated therewith which is adjustable inwardly and outwardly to vary the size of said bottom surface.

7. In a structure of the character deof lesser depth than said compartment, a

wall member adjustable inwardly and out; wardly in horizontal cond1t1on at the top of said compartment and for swing movement for opening and closing said opening,

said compartment-forming walls being also extended upwardly providing a'space above said adjustable wall, said space being accessible through the opening of said compartment when said adjustable wall is adjusted to at least one horizontal position, and a shelf in said space.

8. In a structure of the character described, a plurality of walls forming a compartment having an opening at one side, a plurality of shelves in said compartment accessible through said opening, a wall adjustable inwardly and outwardly at the top of said compartment for closing said opening, said walls also providing a space above said slidable top wall, and a shelf in said space, said compartment shelves adjacent said latter shelf being spaced apart from one vertical wall of the compartment providing a space whereby access may be had to said latter shelf said latter shelf being concealed when said top wall is moved fully inward and accessible when it is moved outward toward the front of said compartment.

9. In a news stand, side and rear walls forming a compartment with an open side, a hinge element adjacent the top of said open side, horizontal guideways leading inwardly from said hinge element, a cover forsaid open side carried normally by said hinge element and releasable therefrom to engage and move along said guideways when it is raised to a substantially horizontal position, and side wall members having parts slidingly interlocked with said side walls for extension of said members in edgewise condition parallel compartments with common side and rearwalls and each having an opening at its front, a cover for each opening, the cover for one opening of one compartment serving as an extensible bottom for the other compartment, a hinge element adjacent the upper edge of each opening, each said cover having an edge portion engageable normally with said respective hinge element for swinging movements thereof but disengageable from said respective element when the cover is moved to a substantially horizontal position, and horizontal groove devices associated with said hinge elements to slidingly receive the respective cover when it is moved to a sub stantially horizontal position and then moved inwardly, said groove devices being adapted to support said covers in various projected horizontal positions over said openings.

12. In a structure of the character described, means for forming upper and lower compartments each having an opening at its front, a cover for each opening, a hinge rod extending across the upper edge of each opening, each said cover having a curved upper edge with an open side enga-geable normally with said respective hinge rod for swinging movements thereof, but disengageable with said respective element when the cover is moved to a substantially horizontal position, and horizontal groove devices extending inwardly from the upper edge of said opening and associated with said hinge rod to slidingly receive the respective cover when it is moved to a substantially horizontal position and then moved inwardly to disengage said cover and hinge rod, said groove devices being adapted to support said covers in various projected horizontal positions over said openings.

13. In a structure of the character described, side, rear, top, and bottom walls ion side

Walls, inner Wni'is 'sp a ed ENEM- {t' he fe fonmingea compartment open-wat the front, ztgpartitienmeniber; extensible Vcover -as'so 01a ed W'lthfiiild' partrtron meinber," eXtens ble side member's-associated with said side waiisv amther extensible-cover atthetop-jof said compartment, 1 and means for supporting both-said covers renderingthem-swingahle to elbse the-sections of the compartment-"as defined :by #sai d partition =n1e1nb ers.

r14. 1 n ea strn'ctrure er the 'cha-raeter deintermediate horizontal Wtii carriedby said :waiis "forming 1117513611ri1'i lower coni- .tm-ents eaoh- 9p an at :the' front, air extensibleintermediate avail associated with said first intermediate n .11, e: ensih-ie sidewalls,

nd a.;horizontai1y sdj-nsta-bie f'cever, end

meansioivsnppowing-said coverrendering it SWmgabIe to cover 'the front of said upper "Lxortingsiid'incompartment, and means, Sui tennlediatezextensrhlenvali1 ndering 1t swingable'to oventheinontof: said -lower C0111 eaitment. ,7

hi5. 1 111 a structure of "the Chi; r'a'cter: described, 21 rezir Wall, outer side Wal is, inner side -Wa;1 s'-spaced r ,fi-om the' respective outer 'ede pane-lssiidingiy F aid nerandontr Wa-i so, inieans for dang H flpportingcsaldppanels'incline;

ing elongatedopenings inuene o'i-said s ide jectiens on said I Wells at eaehxside and; 1- r,

panel's received-in said'o'pen igs,

1&6. :Ina news stancha rea walls, extensihlesid aveljis between H and inner {side "waiis ellsztid W's-1 1s being fohnied of sheetwinetal, said-innerwside ma-11s having horlzontai-flzrngesstruek 'eut ontheir inner Y surfaces, -a she1f 5 supported 'by said fla n es said-extensible side Walls hat-vin a v V b 7 n b liartstnnek out:therefronra-nd prejeeting L the openlng 1n the 1nner side Wall formed by striking-said sflanges 'therefrem'sowthat it is slridwbly intenloekediwitlrsaidinner side Wall.

ser d,=1nea=nsferferining;aeeinpartmentincorrespondi; side a Heat the'oppesite sides of said opening forming, iii-part; the: inner Wail -of {said--eonrpart1hent -being ei'ctended henizont ziliyventward th'e-n 1 np ward 'aind Ward at their upper edges providinghorizontai gnidevv-ays @Jdapted'tosiidingly iieeei ve theed] aeentrsfide edges fOf said eoiv'er to-:siiphaving --an opening --at the front n stinnctnre o'f the aha-meter 1 deg side walls, extensible, side-Walls assoeierted with; sa d first-side walis hor i-zontal slots i Saki first s1de-sva1-1s,%end prO eQti ns iyerryoez port t-he coverin-varionshorizontal positions above said opening. 7 1

'19. In a structure of'the' character de seribed,-means for forming a compartment spaced inner and out-er wailsat each side, horizontal gnidewazys between the top edges of said inner Walls: and said enter Walls, means-normally supportingnsaid cover for hinging movement but permitting disengage: inent ofthe co-verwhen it is swung to a substantiallyhorizontal position and waved i-n- Ward1y,-sa-id*1neans being located adjacent saldgnideways' Wherebysnid-eover will enter saidg-nideways when moved inwa d y -a;nd W i'l1;be-sn;pportedjin herizon-tal posi therebyg a nd .siidable Walls supported between said Outer fa-nd inner side Wallsandhaving" parts slid'a'bly associated wv-ith sa' 1 inner side walls.

20.1n a structure of the oharaeter descnibed enea-ns for iforining; a ooinpartnientin- Cindi-11g a'n d-frent and ntereaoh 1m its-top edge 'eX-tendee taliy and' i n vertically-toyprov'ide an overhangngedge surface; a top having its edges tnnned down-W ardly vertically with s' vert'ieal .fp art scoured directly fto the v elitended p art ofthe' respective Walls {PTO- vide ;a reefstructure extending beyond the 'snid-rear;v sine and frontwail-surfaces.

21. In a structure of the character described,- rear, side, and front Wil-iiS' defining an outer shapeand -snraee,ieaoh"said=Wa11 having :its-to-pedgeextended horizontallyand then vertically to provide an overhanging edge snrf-ace a top having its edges turned downwardlyvertically-and seenredto the vertical part'of the respective wan to provide a roofstructure eXt'end-ingbeyond the said-rear, side aand frontwall snrfaoes the :bottoin'iedges of said WaHs 'be-ing elso extended horizontallyto-provide-asoiidsupport.

in Witness whereof; We have subscribed our names. 7'

WWILLIAM J. BYRNES. RICHARD A. BYfiNES.

CLYDE J. SAUNDERS.

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